A Cocoa Exporting Company Recruits Managing Director
Employment Nigeria
01-Jan-1970
NIGERIA , NIGERIA ,
WTS Energy provides recruitment and manpower services for the global oil and gas and energy industries. We supply engineers and consultants to our clients’ projects and operations, and perform employment outsourcing services such as workforce management in oil and gas regions around the world. Our clients are based globally and offer a wide range of vacancies in oil, gas and energy. WTS Energy places suitable engineers and consultants in any phase of Oil and Gas projects and in all skills relating to: Geoscience, Drilling Management and Well Services, Facilities, (FEED) Engineering, Construction, Pipeline, Subsea, Commissioning and Start Up and Operations and Maintenance. WTS Energy operates globally with offices in 14 countries and is operational in over 50 countries.
Job Title: Managing Director
Job Number: WTOA03727
Job Location: Nigeria
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the strategy of the origin organisation and the execution thereof.
- Responsible for managing and financial results of the origin operation.
Position in the organisation
- Statutory Director
- Reports to management board .
- Gives guidance to the management team of the branch.
- Manages:
- Participates in:
- Management Board (chair)
- Management team meetings of Holding (participant)
- Incidentally participates in meetings / gives advice where specific contribution of know-how and experience is required.
- Result responsibility
- Strategy
- Commercial strategy
- HR strategy
- Organisation
- Operational management
- Risk management
- (External) contacts
Key tasks
Strategy
- Determines the strategy of the organisation within the framework defined by the Holding and ensures its execution on tactical and operational level
- Adapts the strategy basing on internal and external developments and under sustainability aspects
Commercial strategy
- Defines commercial strategy within the framework as defined for the group
- Ensures execution of commercial strategy basing on business plans
HR strategy
- Defines HR strategy within the framework defined for the group
- Ensures execution of HR strategy and use of developed HR instruments/policies
- Ensures optimal staffing in terms of quality and quantity
Organisation
- Assures optimisation of the organisational structure
- Is responsible for processes, guidelines, procedures and instruction within the organisation and their execution
Operational management
- Leads the day to day operations
- Triggers (change) projects within the organisation and controls the implementation and progress of the projects
Risk management
- ensures an adequate identification, assessment and prioritisation of financial – and commercial risks
- ensures mitigating actions / solving financial and commercial risks
- signals to be expected issues in time and reports them
(External) contacts
- keeps contact to banks
- Periodically provides reporting/information
Requirements
- Academic level of working and thinking
- Minimum of 7-10 years’ experience in a management position within an end-responsible operational / commercial environment in commodity trading
- Knowledge and experience of trading in futures market environment
- Knowledge of tropical products and origins
- Strong affinity with financial environment and funding
Skills
- Analytical skills
- Commercial thinking
- Oral and written communication skills
- Managing / coaching skills
- Problem solver
- Fluency in English
- Fluency in French (optional)
Personality Skills Required
Decision-maker
Pro-active
Evaluative
Working together
Vision
Progress monitoring
Other characteristics
Natural authority, stable personality
Organizational insight
Willing to travel internationally
Independent (within a team)
Terms & Conditions
- Head Office in Ife, branch offices in Lagos and Ibadan
- Frequent travel to regional offices is a prerequisite
Mode of Application: Click here to apply
Application Deadline: 02-06-2014
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